How to tend a Urginea maritima

Also known as: Charybdis maritima (L.) Speta, Ornithogalum squilla Ker Gawl., Ornithogalum maritimum (L.) Lam., Stellaris scilla Moench, Scilla lanceolata Viv., Scilla maritima L., Scilla rubra Garsault, Urginea maritima (L.) Baker, Urginea scilla Steinh., Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn

Watering

Keep soil moist and leaf surface dry

Sunlight

In summer put in warm places with scattered light, other seasons place under the sun

Soil

Peat, perlite, and ceramic in a 2:2:1 ratio

Fertilizer

Apply phosphorus once after scape elongating, use potassium every half month then

Pruning

Remove diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Southern Africa
Category
Liliaceae, Ornithogalum
Size
height 45-100 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-Mayfruiting period May-July
Flower colors
white, light green, leaf color green
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